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Linux Gamers Are Excited For New Games

07-22-2009, 05:50 PM

Phoronix: Linux Gamers Are Excited For New Games

A few hours ago we invited everyone to come play this new Linux-native game with us, which happened to be Heroes of Newerth by S2 Games. This game is still under development and details surrounding this title are very scarce as the media (including Phoronix), is not yet allowed to post any media or really talk about the game that much...

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I've played in 3 games so far, and while I still suck at it, I'm getting better, and it is loads of fun. It's a lot like DotA but the gfx are really sweet. It seems to have very irregular loading times tho. I have been the last to load in each of the games I've played and my system isn't slow either (C2D E6600, 2GB Ram, 7900GT 512MB.) Does anybody else have some comments on loading times?

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It has some excelent graphics, easy to play, great UI. I never seen a linux game running so smooth.
Even for people that aren't in gaming or this style of game (I never had played DotA in my life) is definitifly worth a try.

I hope S2 keeps this way and shows other publishers that THERE are a market for linux gaming.

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i played 3-4 games yesterday and it was a lot of fun!
dota players will feel comfy in a matter of 1-2 games...
the heroes are pretty different, but the items are almost all the same..
im tempted to buy if it goes gold